Young Boise Women Leave for Service

Three Boise women have joined the WAVES and SPARS, it was announced last week. Two of them left Thursday to begin training and the other is awaiting call to active duty in Florida. Leaving Thursday for West Palm Beach, Fla., was Miss Jean Abbey, daughter of Mrs. Neva Abbey of Boise, for training with the SPARS. She was graduated from Boise high school and attended Boise Junior college. She was employed at the Mode. Also, leaving Thursday was Miss Lydia Uranga, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Antone Uranga of Boise, who is reporting at Hunter college, New York, to begin training in the WAVES. She was graduated from St. Teresa’s academy and Boise Junior college and has taught school in Emmett. Miss Nancy Fairchild, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.D. Fairchild of Boise, is awaiting call to report for Naval indoctrination and training at Palm Beach, Fla., in the SPARS. She was graduated from Boise high school and Boise Junior college. For the last two years she has taught school in the Boise system and has taken an active part in Girl Scout leadership. Miss June Whitmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Whitmore of Boise, has also joined the SPARS and is awaiting call to active duty.

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Three Boise women have joined the WAVES and SPARS, it was announced last week. Two of them left Thursday to begin training and the other is awaiting call to active duty in Florida. Leaving Thursday for West Palm Beach, Fla., was Miss Jean Abbey, daughter of Mrs. Neva Abbey of Boise, for training with the SPARS. She was graduated from Boise high school and attended Boise Junior college. She was employed at the Mode. Also, leaving Thursday was Miss Lydia Uranga, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Antone Uranga of Boise, who is reporting at Hunter college, New York, to begin training in the WAVES. She was graduated from St. Teresa’s academy and Boise Junior college and has taught school in Emmett. Miss Nancy Fairchild, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.D. Fairchild of Boise, is awaiting call to report for Naval indoctrination and training at Palm Beach, Fla., in the SPARS. She was graduated from Boise high school and Boise Junior college. For the last two years she has taught school in the Boise system and has taken an active part in Girl Scout leadership. Miss June Whitmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Whitmore of Boise, has also joined the SPARS and is awaiting call to active duty.